Arabic Calligraphy Introductory Course

What you'll learn
Possess a good in depth understanding of individual letters as well as being able to write with the correct proportions.
Also, students who register for this course are eligible for 10 free sessions of feedback via skype / email through the course of the program. This will ideally be on weekends and you can email us for more details.
Requirements
Basic Knowledge of the Arabic Alphabet
Description
Always wanted to learn Arabic Calligraphy?
Begin your journey with our introductory course as we introduce you to all the letters and how they should be written with their correct proportions and scales. We start from the absolute basics of how to prepare your very own Bamboo / Reed pen & Ink as well as the most appropriate writing materials to use to become a Calligraphy Artist. Then we move on to the structure of each letter in their Individual form and how to write them if your left handed or right handed.Each Lecture consists of a detailed video tutorial showing you how to hold your pen and how to write each stroke.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Traditional writing tools - cutting a Qalam
Lecture 3 Traditional writing tools - preparing the ink
Lecture 4 Modern Alternative tools
Lecture 5 Nuqta - Proportions and Scaling
Section 2: Thuluth Script
Lecture 6 Alif
Lecture 7 Baa / Taa / Thaa Style 1
Lecture 8 Baa / Taa / Thaa Style 2
Lecture 9 Jeem / Haa /Kha Style 1
Lecture 10 Jeem / Haa / Kha Style 2
Lecture 11 Daal / Dhaal
Lecture 12 Raa / Zaa Style 1 & 2
Lecture 13 Raa / Zaa Style 3
Lecture 14 Seen / Sheen
Lecture 15 Saad / Daad
Lecture 16 Twaa / Zwaa
Lecture 17 Ayn / Ghayn Style 1
Lecture 18 Faa & Qaaf
Lecture 19 Kaaf Style 1 &...

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